Ancient CivilizationsPrize-Winning Research Revealed Unknown Neolithic Society in Morocco Posted on July 7, 2025 by Administrator In a groundbreaking discovery that reshapes our understanding of Mediterranean prehistory, archaeologists uncovered the earliest and largest known agricultural complex in Africa outside the Nile Valley. Located at Oued Beht in north-western Morocco, the site belonged to a previously undocumented Neolithic farming society that thrived between 3400 and 2900 BC. The find, detailed in a 2024 Antiquity report and recently awarded the prestigious 2025 Antiquity Prize, signals the Maghreb’s pivotal role in shaping the cultural landscape of the western Mediterranean.
